Fairborn, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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1. Fairborn, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of Fairborn, Ohio
3. CERTIFICATION
4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. CHARTER
7. ARTICLE I POWERS OF THE CITY
8. SECTION 1.01 INCORPORATION.
9. SECTION 1.02 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
10. SECTION 1.03 CONSTRUCTION.
11. SECTION 1.04 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
12. ARTICLE II CITY COUNCIL
13. SECTION 2.01 COMPOSITION, ELIGIBILITY, ELECTION AND TERMS.
14. SECTION 2.02 MAYOR.
15. SECTION 2.03 CONSECUTIVE TERMS.
16. SECTION 2.04 COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
17. SECTION 2.05 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
18. SECTION 2.06 PROHIBITIONS.
19. SECTION 2.07 VACANCIES: FORFEITURE OF OFFICE: FILLING OF VACANCIES: RECALL.
20. SECTION 2.08 JUDGE OF QUALIFICATIONS.
21. SECTION 2.09 CITY CLERK.
22. SECTION 2.10 INVESTIGATIONS.
23. SECTION 2.11 INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
24. SECTION 2.12 PROCEDURE.
25. SECTION 2.13 ACTION REQUIRING AN ORDINANCE.
26. SECTION 2.14 ORDINANCES IN GENERAL.
27. SECTION 2.15 EMERGENCY ORDINANCES.
28. SECTION 2.16 CODES OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS.
29. SECTION 2.17 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: AUTHENTICATION, RECORDING, CODIFICATION, AND AVAILABILITY.
30. ARTICLE III CITY MANAGER
31. SECTION 3.01 APPOINTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; COMPENSATION.
32. SECTION 3.02 REMOVAL.
33. SECTION 3.03 ACTING CITY MANAGER.
34. SECTION 3.04 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER.
35. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
36. SECTION 4.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
37. SECTION 4.02 PERSONNEL SYSTEM.
38. SECTION 4.03 CITY SOLICITOR.
39. SECTION 4.04 OATH OF OFFICE.
40. ARTICLE V FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
41. SECTION 5.01 BUDGET PROCEDURE.
42. SECTION 5.02 SUBMISSION OF BUDGET AND BUDGET MESSAGE.
43. SECTION 5.03 BUDGET MESSAGE.
44. SECTION 5.04 BUDGET FORMAT.
45. SECTION 5.05 CAPITAL PROGRAM.
46. SECTION 5.06 COUNCIL ACTION ON BUDGET.
47. SECTION 5.07 AMENDMENTS AFTER ADOPTION.
48. SECTION 5.08 LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
49. SECTION 5.09 ADMINISTRATION OF BUDGET.
50. SECTION 5.10 PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS.
51. SECTION 5.11 PUBLIC RECORDS.
52. ARTICLE VI PLANNING
53. SECTION 6.01 CITY PLANNING BOARD.
54. SECTION 6.02 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
55. SECTION 6.03 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
56. SECTION 6.04 BOARD OF APPEALS.
57. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
58. SECTION 7.01 CITY ELECTIONS.
59. SECTION 7.02 NOMINATIONS.
60. SECTION 7.03 COUNCIL BALLOTS.
61. SECTION 7.04 WITNESSES AND CHALLENGERS.
62. SECTION 7.05 DETERMINATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
63. SECTION 7.06 BALLOTS FOR ORDINANCES AND CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
64. SECTION 7.07 VOTING MACHINES.
65. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
66. SECTION 8.01 STATE LAWS TO APPLY.
67. ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
68. SECTION 9.01 PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST.
69. SECTION 9.02 PROHIBITIONS.
70. SECTION 9.03 CHARTER AMENDMENT.
71. SECTION 9.04 SEPARABILITY.
72. ARTICLE X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
73. SECTION 10.01 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
74. SECTION 10.02 DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS AND AGENCIES.
75. SECTION 10.03 PENDING MATTERS.
76. SECTION 10.04 STATE AND MUNICIPAL LAWS.
77. SECTION 10.05 EFFECTIVE DATE.
78. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
79. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
80. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
81. CHAPTER 103 Wards and Boundaries
82. CHAPTER 105 Numbering of Buildings
83. CHAPTER 107 Open Meetings
84. TITLE THREE- Legislative
85. CHAPTER 111 Council
86. CHAPTER 113 City Clerk
87. CHAPTER 115 Ordinances and Resolutions
88. TITLE FIVE- Administrative
89. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
90. CHAPTER 123 City Manager
91. CHAPTER 125 Finance Department; Investments
92. CHAPTER 126 Purchases, Contracts and Sales
93. CHAPTER 127 City Solicitor
94. CHAPTER 128 Department of Community Safety
95. CHAPTER 129 Police Department
96. CHAPTER 131 Fire Department
97. CHAPTER 133 Civil Defense
98. CHAPTER 134 Engineering Division
99. CHAPTER 135 Department of Community Services
100. CHAPTER 136 Department of Community Development
101. CHAPTER 137 Personnel Advisory Board
102. CHAPTER 141 Employees Generally
103. TITLE SEVEN- Judicial
104. CHAPTER 151 Municipal Court
105. TITLE NINE - Taxation
106. CHAPTER 163 Income Tax
107. CHAPTER 164 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
108. CHAPTER 165 Hotel-Motel Tax
109. CHAPTER 167 Motor Vehicle License Tax
110. CHAPTER 169 Entertainment Admission Fee
111. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
112. TITLE ONE - Administration
113. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
114. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement
115. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Signals
116. CHAPTER 311 Through Streets and Stop Streets
117. CHAPTER 313 One-Way Streets and Alleys
118. CHAPTER 315 Yield Right of Way Intersections
119. CHAPTER 317 Streets; Obstructions and Unauthorized Uses
120. CHAPTER 319 Traffic Control Signals
121. CHAPTER 321 Parades, Assemblages and Street Blockages
122. TITLE FIVE - Motor Vehicles
123. CHAPTER 331 Operation of Motor Vehicles
124. CHAPTER 333 Equipment
125. CHAPTER 335 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
126. CHAPTER 337 Commercial Drivers
127. TITLE SEVEN - Parking and Parking Meters
128. CHAPTER 341 Parking Restrictions Generally
129. CHAPTER 343 Parking Restricted on Specific Streets
130. CHAPTER 347 Snow Emergency
131. CHAPTER 349 Fire Lanes
132. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
133. CHAPTER 351 Pedestrians
134. CHAPTER 353 Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
135. CHAPTER 355 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
136. CHAPTER 357 Skateboards
137. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
138. CHAPTER 503 Advertising, Billposting and Handbills
139. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
140. CHAPTER 507 Curfew
141. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
142. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
143. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing Practices
144. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
145. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
146. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
147. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
148. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
149. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
150. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
151. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
152. CHAPTER 547 Trees
153. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
154. CHAPTER 551 Excessive Vehicle Noise
155. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
156. CHAPTER 559 Smoke Abatement
157. CHAPTER 561 Public Nuisance Abatement
158. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
159. CHAPTER 702 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
160. CHAPTER 703 Billiard Tables
161. CHAPTER 704 Massage Establishments and Massage Practitioners
162. CHAPTER 705 Escorts and Escort Services
163. CHAPTER 707 Competitive Video Service Authorizations
164. CHAPTER 711 Exhibitions and Shows
165. CHAPTER 712 Tattooing and Body Piercing
166. CHAPTER 715 Home Sales
167. CHAPTER 719 Lotteries and Bingo Games
168. CHAPTER 723 Motorbusses
169. CHAPTER 727 Peddlers, Vendors, Canvassers and Charitable Solicitations
170. CHAPTER 729 Panhandling
171. CHAPTER 731 Taxicabs
172. CHAPTER 735 Trailer Camps
173. CHAPTER 741 Alarm Systems
174. CHAPTER 743 Computerized Internet Sweepstakes Cafés
175. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
176. TITLE ONE - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Rights of Way
177. CHAPTER 901 Street and Sidewalk Openings
178. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalk, Curb and Driveway Approach Construction and Repair
179. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalk Installations
180. CHAPTER 907 Certificate of Registration and Permits for Work Within the Public Right of Way
181. CHAPTER 908 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures Within the Right-of-Way
182. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
183. CHAPTER 909 Certificate of Registration and Permits for Water/Sewer Contractors
184. CHAPTER 911 Utilities Generally
185. CHAPTER 912 Water and Sewer Connection Charge and Line Connection Charge
186. CHAPTER 913 Water
187. CHAPTER 914 Wellfield Protection Area
188. CHAPTER 915 Sewers and Sewerage
189. CHAPTER 916 Wastewater System
190. CHAPTER 917 Sanitation Services
191. CHAPTER 919 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
192. CHAPTER 921 Stormwater Management
193. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
194. CHAPTER 931 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
195. CHAPTER 933 Park Rules and Regulations
196. CHAPTER 935 Cemetery Rules and Regulations
197. CHAPTER 939 Parks and Recreation Donation Policy
198. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
199. TITLE ONE - Planning
200. CHAPTER 1101 Charter Provisions
201. TITLE THREE - Subdivision Regulations
202. CHAPTER 1111 Title, Scope and Jurisdiction
203. CHAPTER 1112 Definitions
204. CHAPTER 1113 Preliminary Plat
205. CHAPTER 1114 Final Plat
206. CHAPTER 1115 Subdivision Design Standards
207. CHAPTER 1116 Requirements for Construction of Improvements
208. CHAPTER 1117 Hillside Regulations
209. CHAPTER 1118 Park Land Dedication and Fees-in-Lieu
210. CHAPTER 1119 Revisions and Enforcement
211. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Code
212. CHAPTER 1121 Introductory Provisions
213. CHAPTER 1122 Use Districts
214. CHAPTER 1123 Planned Unit Development District
215. CHAPTER 1124 Nonconformities
216. CHAPTER 1125 Performance Standards
217. CHAPTER 1126 Adult Uses
218. CHAPTER 1127 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
219. CHAPTER 1128 Supplemental and Accessory Regulations
220. CHAPTER 1130 Parking and Loading
221. CHAPTER 1131 Signs
222. CHAPTER 1132 Administration, Process and Procedures
223. CHAPTER 1133 Development Plan Review
224. CHAPTER 1134 Definitions
225. CHAPTER 1135 Fees
226. CHAPTER 1136 Marijuana Dispensaries
227. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING
228. TITLE ONE - Technical Codes Adopted
229. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
230. CHAPTER 1303 Residential Building Code
231. CHAPTER 1305 National Electrical Code
232. CHAPTER 1307 Fire Code
233. CHAPTER 1308 Fireworks
234. CHAPTER 1309 City Plumbing Code
235. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
236. CHAPTER 1311 Permit and Inspection Fees
237. CHAPTER 1313 Heating and Electrical Contractor Registration
238. CHAPTER 1314 Massage Establishments
239. CHAPTER 1315 Nuisance Abatement; Demolition of Structures
240. CHAPTER 1317 Smoke Detector Requirements
241. CHAPTER 1321 Minimum Insulation Requirements
242. CHAPTER 1323 Encroachments
243. CHAPTER 1325 Registration of Abandoned Properties
244. TITLE FIVE - Property Maintenance Code
245. CHAPTER 1331 Scope and Administration
246. CHAPTER 1332 Definitions
247. CHAPTER 1333 General Requirements
248. CHAPTER 1334 Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Limitations
249. CHAPTER 1335 Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements
250. CHAPTER 1336 Mechanical and Electrical Requirements
251. CHAPTER 1337 Fire Safety Requirements
252. CHAPTER 1338 Referenced Standards
253. CHAPTER 1339 Public Nuisance Determination; Abatement; Penalties
254. TITLE SEVEN - General Construction
255. CHAPTER 1361 Flood Damage Reduction
256. CHAPTER 1363 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
257. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
258. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
259. CHAPTER 1501 Ohio Fire Code
260. CHAPTER 1503 Means of Appeal
261. TITLE THREE - Administration and Enforcement
262. CHAPTER 1505 Bureau of Fire Prevention
263. CHAPTER 1507 Inspections; Hazard Abatement
264. CHAPTER 1509 Investigation of Fires; Records and Reports
265. CHAPTER 1511 Permits
266. CHAPTER 1513 Emergency Alarm Systems
267. CHAPTER 1515 Liability for Damages; Enforcement
268. CHAPTER 1516 Residential Smoke Detector Requirements
269. CHAPTER 1517 Smoke Detector Requirements